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Proceeding contribution from Jack Straw (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 8 October 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

Would that that were the case. There is no doubt that the additional places that we have provided, and will continue to provide—at twice the rate of the Administration that the hon. Gentleman supported—have contributed to the fact that, whereas between 1979 and 1997 crime doubled, since 1997 crime has gone down by at least 35 per cent. on whatever measure one wishes to use, including under the British Crime Survey. Similar reductions in violent crime have also taken place. I invite him to look at that study, which was done entirely independently.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
464 c63 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Compensation Data protection Crime prevention Curriculum Crime Administration of justice Crimes against the person Software Anti-social behaviour British nationality Bureaucracy Court of Appeal Finance Homosexuality Human rights Judiciary Immigration controls Incitement EU law Drugs Undocumented migrants Human trafficking Internet General practitioners Offenders NHS Northern Ireland Parents Police Prisons Pornography Police community support officers Probation Offences against children Prostitution National Offender Management Service Migration Sentencing Standards Terrorism Young people Young offenders Victims Anti-social behaviour orders Prison accommodation Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Young offender institutions Self-defence
Legislation
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2006-07 to 2007-08
Link
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